Does this mean JFK will have 2x daily flights, instead of the current 3x? The larger plane could make up for the capacity lost from EK 204/205. Great to finally know when the first A380 will arrive in NYC !

The business class seats are marketed under the name "majesty"? Jeez, who thinks up this stuff? That is hilarious! I always find it interesting the sorts of names companies come up with to identify their products.

Quoting Flyguy1 (Reply 10):Does this mean JFK will have 2x daily flights, instead of the current 3x? The larger plane could make up for the capacity lost from EK 204/205. Great to finally know when the first A380 will arrive in NYC !

Looks that way...

After all - the JFK-HAM-DXB flight departed 15 minutes after the new A380 flight....

Also EK are desperate for aircraft

They seem to be sending the A345 which operated the JFK-HAM-DXB flight to PER anyone know where the second A345 is coming from to operate the other DXB-PER?

First, good to hear that EK is going to 'jump into' the long haul market with their first A380. Wow! I expected LHR to be first, but could it be a gate issue? (Notice I'm asking. When does EK move to T3 at LHR?)

That is something most of the EK detractors do not realize. They have more demand for their product than they can deliver. So EK is playing a huge game to re-allocate airframes as fast as possible. The A380 delays have crimped the expansion plans of every A380 launch customer. Thus we have had a shortage of long-haul seats as airlines wait for their new airframes. Now that the A380 is entering the fleet (and soon the 788), we'll see some interesting new hubbing.

And when it comes to the A380... we'll be discussing EK quite a bit! That includes the completion schedule of concourse 3 with those 27 A380 gates.

Quoting 777STL (Reply 21):I was talking about the first scheduled 380 services to the US. I did however forget that SQ is coming to SFO instead of LAX first.

It is going to be interesting to watch the order of A380 service around the world. QF chose LAX first, but I find it very interesting that SQ picked SFO... Is that a non-stop or via Taiwan or Tokyo?

Quoting Lightsaber (Reply 22):It is going to be interesting to watch the order of A380 service around the world. QF chose LAX first, but I find it very interesting that SQ picked SFO... Is that a non-stop or via Taiwan or Tokyo?

The SQSIN-HKG-SFO is currently a 747-400. That will eventually become an A380. However, they are flying to NRT first, so they might as well do the 747 SIN-NRT-LAX on the A380.

This is great news as safety appears to now have a higher importance than revenue - this is in regard to the lack of crew rest facilities currently on this 12 hr route. Pursers scared of losing their jobs for letting crew 'sleep' in Y seats can now breathe a sigh of relief. And pax feel safe with a crew that is awake for landing.